From the Viking word-hoard
Subtitle: a dictionary of Scandinavian words in the languages of Britain and Ireland
By: Diarmaid Ó Muirithe
Publisher: Four Courts
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Dublin; Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
ISBN-13: 9781846821738
Subjects: Scottish Gaelic language; Foreign elements; Irish language; Scandinavian languages; Dictionaries; Influence on English; Influence on Irish; English language; Scandinavian; Languages; Etymology; Influence on Scottish Gaelic; History
Other titles: Dictionary of Scandinavian words in the languages of Britain and Ireland
Description: At the beginning of the ninth century the growing population of the three great branches of the Scandinavian race who peopled the countries abutting the Baltic - the Norsemen or Northmen, the Swedes and the Danes - began a great outward movement, caused both by political changes and their enterprising nature. Thus the ninth century came to be known as the Age of the Vikings, Vikinga-Old.

The Danish emigration directed its course to the north-cast of England. The second migration was Norse, whose settlers gradually peopled the coasts of Ireland, northern Scotland and the Isle of Man. They left a lasting linguistic heritage. This book is a glossary of words in the various languages of Britain and Ireland which owe their origin to the intrepid raiders and merchants of Scandinavia. --Book Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-273) and index.